Sanitary display-rack.



F. SANITARY DISPLAY RACK. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 23, 1912.

ANDREWS Patented Nov. 19, 1912.

FRED ANDREWS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

SANITARY DISPLAY-RACK.

earner.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Nov. 19, T9112.

Application filed March 23, 1912. Serial No. 685,740.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRED Annnnws, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sanitary Display- Racks, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in a rack or stand, which is especially designed to be used in stores for the display of fancy groceries, such as dried apples, peaches, prunes, and other dried fruits, as well as rice, beans, coffee and the like, which are contained in boxes or receptacles for display and ready accessibility, and it consists in certain peculiarities of the construction, novel arrangement and operation of the various parts thereof, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth and specifically claimed.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a display rack or stand, of the above named general character, which shall be simple and inexpensive in construction, strong, durable and efficient in operation,- and so made that the receptacles containing the articles for display and to be vended, may be supported in inclined positions, in rows one above the other and closed by means of adjustable and movable covers, so

that the contents of the boxes or receptacles may be easily reached and fully protect-ed from dust, insects, and mischievous persons.

A further object of the invention is to so construct the rack or stand, that it will accommodate boxes or receptacles of different depths, or in other words, boxes or receptacles of different depths may be adjustably supported thereon so that one cover may closely close a plurality of boxes or receptacles.

Various other objects and advantages of the invention will be disclosed in the subjoined description and explanation.

in order to enable others skilled in the art to which the invention pertains, to make and use the same I will now proceed to describe it referring to the accompanying drawing in which Figure 1, is a perspective view of a rack or stand embodying one form of the inven" tion, showing it constructed for the support of three horizontally disposed rows of receptacles, the said receptacles being shown in the two upper rows of the stand and as being closed, while they are omitted from spective view of the upper portion of one of the covers for the boxes or receptacles. Fig. 5, is a similar view of a portion of one of the rear uprights of the stand or rack, showing a modification in the construction of one of the rear horizontal supports for the boxes or receptacles, and Fig. 6, is a perspective View of a part of one side of the rack or stand, showing a modification in the construction of one of the horizontal supports for the lower portion of the boxes or receptacles.

Like numerals of'reference refer to C01- responding parts throughout the different views of the drawing.

The rack or stand is preferably rectangular in shape and includes two'rear uprights 10, and a pair of front uprights 11, which uprights are located in vertical parallelism with one another, as is clearly shown in Fig. 1, of the drawing. Mounted on the upper ends of said uprights is a top or cover 12, which serves to unite said uprights and to afford a covering for the entire rack or stand. The 'uprights 10, and 11, at each end of the rack or stand are united by means of horizontally positioned pieces or braces 13, each of which is preferably,

provided with a longitudinally extended slot 14, for the purpose to be presently explained. The rear uprights 10, are united together by means of horizontally disposed braces 15, which have their upper surfaces downwardly and forwardly beveled as is clearly shown in Fig. 2, of the drawing, to afiord inclined surfaces for the support of the rear portion of the boxes or receptacles 16, which are herein shown as being rectangular in shape and as having their upper portions open.

Secured to the rear portion of each of the braces 13, and depending therefrom in front of the uprights 10, is a bracket 17, each of which has on its front surface a series of recesses 18, to receive rods or stub shafts 19, on the sides of the upper portion of the covers 20, for the receptacles 16, which covers are in the form of rectangular frames and may be provided with panes of glass 21, in order that the contents of the recep tacles 16, may be seen therethrough. Each of the cover frames 20, is of sufficient size to extend from the brackets 17, forwardly to and between the front uprights 11, and so as to cover one or more of the receptacles 16, at their upper portions.

Horizontally mounted on each pair of the braces 13, and preferably between the same near their front ends is a supporting bar 22, which is provided with an angle 23, on its upper portion to receive the lower ends of the boxes or receptacles 16, by which arrangement itis apparent said boxes or re ceptacles will be prevented from slipping forwardly, and as the bar or brace 15, of

each compartment of the rack is located above the bar 22, of its respective compartment, it is obvious that the receptacles will be held in forwardly inclined positions as shown. Each of the supporting bars 22, may be provided in the lower portion of its angular part with a series of adjusting screws 24, to be used for elevating the lower portion of the box or receptacle 16, resting thereon, in the event said box should be of less depth than the one adjacent thereto, thus affording means for bringing their upper edges into alinement so that the cover 20, for the same will tightly close them.

As the boxes or receptacles 16, may be of different length, it may be desirable to adjustably mount the bars 22, on the braces 13, and it is for this purpose that the slots 1a, are provided in said braces, for it will be understood that the bar 22, of each compartment of the rack, or for each row of boxes, is located between the front portions of the braces 13, and are connected to said braces by means of bolts 25, which are extended through the slots 14:, and engage the ends of the bars 22, so that the latter may be moved rearwardly or forwardly on the braces 13, as may be necessary for the support of the boxes or receptacles.

One of the front uprights 11, of the rack or stand may be provided just below each of the braces 13, with an inwardly projected spring actuated bolt 26, to automatically engage the cover frame 20, so as to hold it in its raised position as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 2, of the drawing, thus allowing access to the boxes in the row below said raised cover. By providing the brackets 17, each with a'series of recesses 18, it is apparent that the covers 20, may be adjustably supported at their rear ends so as to fit closely over boxes or receptacles of different heights.

In Fig. 5, of the drawing, I have shown a modification in the construction of the rear uprights and of the braces which unite them, which consists in providing uprights 10*, with vertical slots 27, and in employing angle iron braces 15*, which are adjustably held in said slots by means of bolts 28, extended therethrough and engaging the ends of the braces 15, as is clearly shown in Fig. 5, of the drawing.

In some instances I may use angle iron bars 22 instead of the form of braces shown at 22, in- Fig. 2, of the drawing, in which modified construction said bars may be adj usted in a similar manner to the first named bars.

Having thus fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters-Patent is A display rack or stand consisting of a frame having a pair of uprights at each of its ends, a series of horizontally disposed braces transversely uniting the members of each pair of uprights, a series of horizontally disposedbraces longitudinally uniting the rear uprights of said pairs, each of said longitudinally disposed braces being located above a pair of the transverse braces, a brace bar having an angular recess in its upper portion and supported at the front portions of each pair of the transversely disposed braces, a depending bracket having a series of recesses one above the other and secured to the rear portion of each of the transverse braces, and a cover having laterally extended projections at the rear portion of each of its sides to engage the recesses in said brackets.

FRED ANDREWS.

Witnesses I CHAS. C. TILLMAN, E. NEws'rRoM. 

